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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28

Have formed co-partncrship in the prac-
.icc of Dentistry. Office directly opposite
the Post Office, where one member of the
firm will be found at all times. The follow
ing appointments will be promptly kept
EMMITSBURG-On Friday of each week.
UNION BRIDGE-Thc First and Third
Monday Of .ach month.
WOODSB0RO & WALKERSE1LLE-
The Second and Fourth Monday Of cacl:
month.
LEWISTOWN-Thc Tuesdays following
the Second and Fourth Monday of each
month.
WOLFSVILLEAThc Third Wednesday of
each month.
ELLERTON s HARMONY-On Thurs
day following the Third Wednesday of
each month.
June 10, 'S6.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
A ChcaD Cab SYStem.

A cheap cab system is about to be cstnh
lished in New York city by a company nj
English capitalists. The company will be in
corporatctl, and will bind itself to carry pas
senscrs at the rate Of twenty-five cents q
Mlle
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
Il QUESTION TBOU7
BN0zvzz'S S Iron
BzI11cTS
ANSWERED..

Tho uuesti ion haa probably been asked tho ,snrds
Of times How Gnu Browns Iron Ritters every.
thngy" Well it doesn't But it dWs euro any dis'n.a
for which i-put,hlu physician would prcscrir" ihoA
Phyn,c,nns recognize Iron m tho best r,'storntive
nxent known tn tho profession and inquiry of rny
leading chemical trm will sustaniato tho assertion
Tint there preparations of iron than Of ny
ct .nr su,rtanco used in medicine. This shows con-
clusiNely that iron il acknowledged 70 10 tho INST
Important factor in succ essfu medca practice: 1t H.
however remarkable fact that prior To the disc'r-
ery Of KItONVS'S IRON BlTTERS n" '"rfrct-
ly satisfactory iron combination d e'or Lr"n found
BROWNS IRON BiTTERSdshSSStt ta'"hr"'sS ""i '"'"sS
headache, or produce constipntion-nil Othcrir0n
medicines do. BKOIVS'S IRON BIi"FERS
cures Indigestion, BiIiousness, Weakness,
DyApcpsIu, Mninrin, ('lills md Fcvers,
Tired Feeling, General Debility, y,Pnin in tho
Side, Bn ck or Limbs. II entlnchc and Ncurni-
Ria-fo: all these ailments Iron 10 prescribed daily
BROWNS IRON BlTTERS, ,h"s h"sssss s"ls f""s in q
minute Like all other thorough medicines. 1t nets
slowly When taken Ivy m,n tho first symptom "f
benefit is renewed energy. The muscles then bcc mo
frmcr the diges,iu improves, the bowels are active
H. rD,e; the effect s usually more rapid and marked.
The ey yes hrgin Mt to brighten the skin clears
up: healthy color to tho cheeks; nervousness
disnpprars; functional arrangements bectmo rrrl-
lar and If n nursing mother. abundant sustrnanco
/. .t,plipd for the child Remember Browns Iron
Bittcrs in the ONLY iron medicine thnt IL n't
iplur Ils lhysi,iuhS uni druggists recommend u.
The Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed rcd lines
on wrapper. TAKE NO GP.iER
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
A CAI<D.

DIR j. j. IIENSIAW,
Offers his Professional
Services to the citizens of MechanicstOwn
and vicinity in the practice of medicine and
surgery Having an experience of27 years
Residence one door west of Clarion office.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28

BALTO. e. G. V. RAILROAD
Trains leave Edgcmont for Waynrsboro,
thambcrshurg and Shippcnsburg daily eX
.cpt Sunday at 7.19 and 1l.40 \. NJ. and 40
p. NJ. ; on Sunday ut ii. IN. and-P. Nj.
Trains for Edgrmont leave daily ShippcnS-
burg ni 100 \. W. and 80 and 90 u. NJ,
Chambersburg at ! 30 A NJ, 2.03 and 40
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
ANNUAL; RACES OF PERSIA.
A Lively and MercuriaI r6dple-.The
Armies of the Shah:


genuine rnlsend Although Given under
rovoi ousnices thcso races ore opcn to- ell
al;ke. onv o,e who pleascs can enter n racer.
,nd nh fro,, tho mcndicant To tho SINH. NAV
look on uniting IN p,actico tho proyerb that
n cot nav look at tho king. Tho strcots oro
thron,cd with sncctators as coach after
coach whools bv IN the r,cos, attended by
sc,rrs ne ,no,,rty] attendants in GORGEOUS
jivcrins Tho beautiful pinnac'ed Gates Of
tho city c,c blo,,, with nimblo ur,nins who
huvo scolcd ;bo ciIGy hc;ch.s to catch d
rl,r,so Of Tho .hov, For o,,co ,hc strict
court otiouo,tc soc.ncl ;.c,o --otl c,l Govcrc'rn
md u:,nle meet q, Tho came planc-.hao OF
n common n universal onioyriont
TN, persions ny, livclv md ,norcl,r;al like
tbc porisions fond of cnicndor md tiisplay.
md thcv will cni,durc much from r. ruler who
OCCASION i, rendered more brilliant c1ld useful
Ms we'll because IF the great military parade
that Is given on tho final day OF tho races.
For it serves to stimulate tho esprit tlu corps
of the troops and enables ono to form an i'll
tclligiblc idea of the composition nnd diSrl-
plinc of tho armies of tile shall at tho present
time. One secs there TROOPS uniformed in
semi European style and drilled in European
the picture ., ne costumes of othcf days, with
mllSkcts seven frct long and spiked forks on
which to- rest them in action.
Parks of modern brooch loading nrtillcry
are followed by batteries of small cannon,
carried on canclS and mules, frcm whose
backs the tllain: artillery is fired, II method
that is not without value even now amid
some of the fearful mountain roads OF Persia
The cavalry is very finely mounted, and for
skill in evolntons "r Ill keeping in the saddle
cannot be surpassed a very odd feature OF
this annual parade is the enormous Ill or rle-
plant, which takes the lead with stately tread
and covered with gay caparisonS. 1T reminds
one of tho times long passed when Darius and
ChGSroeS maintained whole ranks OF elephants
in the van OF their victorious armicS.-S. u.
W. benjamin in New York Star.
New Phase Of Church Entertainment.
4 cruyy ten is evidently n new phase of
IN, enrcrncss of patro,s ns they came in soon
nfter & o'clock to view the contents of the
heavily laden table, before bcing served bv
thc walters. 4 glance mt the tables in the
west parlor served to explain tho intcrprrta-
tion uf II cruZy ten. which had been preparrd
for Tn. company. Cold ham and tongue wcro
nltrartiyrlv arranged in cake baskets apples
with touthlicks stuck in them, Il Ia porcl,-
nine, milk in gravy dishes, butter in pickle
dishes, sugar in celery glasses. paper napkins
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
THE KINk ON 1IfE Carp.

"'l will h"t that said he, throwing down
bills which must have amounted to $1,000.
The confidence man winkcl Cor nc td trv. |
could s.r the little l,ink on the card, and was
aurr could draw the card, SO could stand
il no longer, hut drew the card
"'Thcrc,' sad the drovcr, 'tuke your
money
Il was little loath To take it, of course.
Take the motley, it is yours Then spoEc
the confidence man;
alt wouldn't be right for you to take all Of
that money unless YOU have money enough
ON yorr person to have covered the loss III
case you lost, But you can take as much of
it as YOU can cover.
Il put my hand in my inside vest pocket
aud took out $500, saying, Here is $500
The instant showed the money the con-
1icnrc man grabbed it out of my hands, and
in ran four men coming front behind tho
curtains. They had on shoes that did not
make any noise. y light ,lawncd upon nae.
| put my hand behind me and, quick as
Thought, drew my revolver, cooked it and
pointed it at the mead of the man who had my
money
"'Givc me my money or I'll take your
hearts blood shouted. The fellow wilted
like Il rag.
"Iou wouldn't kill man for 5000
"Srs,' shouted; 1 would kill you for 800
cents
"Ilc handed back the moncy without
breathing tho second time. Well, ] didn't
wait, but put my money in my pocket and
walked out. Did | make complaint at the
police station! Yes, and Il man was detailed
to 20 with me- We visited the room and Cno
of the scoundrels was there. He had put ON
another suit nf clothes, but the officer did
not make any arrest, although told him it
was one of the men. "-kimgston Freeman.
Her Mind Not on the Game.
Out in the West End there is whist club
composed Of middle aged ladies. who meet
once n week. An incident occurred last week
which broke off amicable relations between
two families A gentleman, who shall be
called Mr.. Brooks, had for Il partner neigh
bor lady, who played whist fairly. Games
were even, md the score was six and six on
the seventh game 1t was during. the last
hand that the unplcasantncSs occurred. Mr..
Brooks and his partner had five tricks and
their opponents six. Eleven trumps had
been played and two cards remained. 1t
was Mr. Brooks partners lead She fun
blcd ncrvouSly several seconds. undecided
which card to play. Evidently she held the
commanding trump, and was considering
whether il She led the trump size would find
the thirteenth in her partners hand, and
whether it were not better TO lead the odd
suit card, allowing her partners trump, if he
held it, to fall, thus securing the game
Under these circumstances. if they existed,
good player might he forgiven for slight
delay, but after fumbling several seconds
longer, the lady laid both cards face down Oh
the table and inquired of the lady on her
right: Maggie where did you get those eggs
that you put under the spcckled hen" Mr.
Brooks left the tablc, rushed to the hall and
quilted the house without TN" i.ruully of
saying good nis sht. Portland Or"Soian.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
CHANGE OF TIME,
WESTERN MARYLAND R ROAD.

Em sss -.
TNO take efrct Sunday March /"
l. 1887.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
The Most Valuable stamp.

The most valuable stamp in existence
II the Baltimore five cent black stamp.
which was issued in 1916, each specimen
having written upon il the autograph OF
James NJ. Buchanan, who was the post
master Of Baltimore at the time. A speci-
men Of this stamp was sold only few
months ago for s400. The next rarest is
the celebrated Brattleboro, VT, stamp,
also issued in 1916. II is valued at $3.50
an impression. Another stamp. not 30
rare as those last mentioned, but which
is often mistaken for a much commoner
issue, Is that put forth by the United
States in 1862. II is a two cent, vermil-
ion, with the head of Washington, and is
worth $40 specimen, while its humber
brother, a stamp differing only in the
shade OF color, which is lighter red, is
only worth one cent.
The United States has been. without
doubt, the most prolific Of all countries
IN the world in the issue Of postage
stamps, having put forth over 500 differ
ent varieties altogether. The number Of
distinct varieties issued by the various
governments throughout the world il
variously estimated, but 5000 would
probably cover the WHOLE New Yorl
Evening Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
An Ar,,,. Ha. the Nightmare.

An artist of eminence, whose engraved
pictures are now to be seen in every
print shop window. has the nightmare
occasionally, but with him it invariably
takes one form. He seems to be awak-
ened by sensation of GOODNESS, such as
might he caused by the sudden admission
of outdoor air, and at the same times sees
. mans hand busy with the window
fastening. He slips quietly from his bed,
takes up the poker. conceals himself be-
hind the window curtain, hears the fast
ening of the window thrust back. and
with a sensation of spiteful glee raises his
weapon to bring il down with all his
force upon the head which he knows will
in a minute OF two b. thrust into his
room. The window is slowly and softly
raised, and he is in quiver of eagerness
10 deal the yengeful blow.
There is grim silence on his face, a
fierce flash in his eye. when, 10. the head
appears. But-horrors Of horrors.-the
artists appraised is still and rigid; he
cannot strike the blow. And the face
then turned toward him is one Of hideous
mockery and scorn, with protruding
tongue, the fangs Of a wild beast, and the
expression Of iiend. And so he remains
face TO face with this frightful enemy, ut
terly helpless. and in state Of indescriba-
ble torture. The effect of nightmare in this
form is almost a maddening one, and he
can only account for its frequent repeti-
ton as resulting from an unusually pow
erful impression made upon his memory,
in conjunction with its curious ally, the
imagination, which is, in his case. one Of
more than usual power.TCassell's Satur-
day Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
STATIONS.

Peerless Dining Cars on all Trains. Pullmsa
seeper on ell night trains. No Change OF Cans 70
Chicago, or 81. Louis, For Tickets, Sleeping Ger
Accommodation, Local Time Tables and other In
formation applyto
w. }. McDANIEJ.s, Agent
Or address
w. j. @. KENYON,
@. p. A. c. B. d N. r, r.,
ST PAUL, MINN
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
Capital Prize, Sl5o,coo.
pay- Notice.-Tickets are Ten Dol
lars only. Halves, IS. Fiftbs, 81;
Tanths Al

Application for rates 10 clubs should be made
only TO the Office Of the Company in New Orleans.
For further information wiits clearly, giving
full address
Send POSTAL NOTES, Express Money
Orders, or New York Exchange In ordinary letter.
Currency by Express (ai our eIpcnse) addressed
NJ A. DAUPBIN.
New Orleans, L.,
or NJ. A. DAUPBIN,
Washington, ID. y.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
OSTRICH FEATHERS IN FASHION.
xaAies Again Wearing the Pretty Piumea
Value of tho Trade.

Ladies' Again Wearing the Pretty Piumes
Value of tho Trade.
"Are ladies again wearing ostrich
paumes?" asked reporter.
"Yes, replied the manufacturer. 'Os-
trich feathers will soon be as fashionable
among the fair sex as they were few
years ago."
When did the fashion drop outy''
sThe decline in the use of ostrich feath-
ns began about 1883, and since then the
fashion has steadily faded until last year.
when scarcely any were used at ALL But
the revivaihas begun, and you will soon
zee the pretty plumes as plenty as ever. "
''Are the feathers imported in the con-
dition they are worm
"Oh, no; the feathers are imported in
the raw state and prepared after they
reach here. There are only eight manu-.
factories Of ostrich feathers in the United
States, and seven are located in this city.
The capital employed aggregates about
81, ZOO, 900, and employment is given to
about 600 to 800 persons, $50 to 300 Of
whom are girls. F"
"What Is the work done by the girls"
'sCurling, wiring and preparing the
feathers. The curling is done by the aid
of peculiar kind Of knife made for the
purpose, the blade of which is curved.
As the work is of delicate nature-for
each feather Of the plume has to be
worked upon separately-it is necessary
that only expert hands should he em-
ployed. Carelessness or want Of expert
ence would soon cause heavy losses, for
the beauty Of plumes is heightened by
the evenness of every little feather. 1t
takes about five years for girl to become
really expert, although many may be-
come fairly efficient in a shorter time.
They earn from s. to SOS week. ac-
cording TO their qualification. The dyers,
who, of course, are men, earn from si5
70 $S5 per week.
Are the feathers of wild ostriches
used?"
"No, not now. To get the feathers Of
. wild bird ii Is necessary to kill him,
and were that kept up the species would
soon become extinct. Ostriches are now
reared on farms in South Africa, where
the feathers are collected and sent to
this country, via London. When they
arrive they look very different from
those you see in the store windows.
They are dirty, draggled and discolored.
and have to be cleaned. When first
taken from the washing they look as bad
rs those on wet goose. BY the process
Of preparing they become the pretty
plumes you see. Long and elegant
plumes are prepared singly, while the
smaller ones are made into lunches Of
three. like the emblem Of the Prince Of
Wales. In order to prevent the feathers
from breaking il is necessary at times to
wire them, and this also requires ex-
pertness, for a broken feather is Of little
value"
"When did ostrich feathers become
fashionable as ornaments for women's s
bonnets?'
"About ninety years ago. They were
brought into use by a man named De
Pima, of London. Prior TO that the
ladies wore them in dressing the hair for
state occasions. They soon became a
rage for bonnet trimming, and the de-
mand for ostrich feathers exceeded the
supply. New York Mail and Express
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
INFANTILE
SKIN DISEASES.

Our Oldest child, now six yesrs old, when an In
fant six months old was attacked with a yirulent,
malignant skin disease. All ordinary remedies
failing we called our family hysieian, who at
tempted to cuIeit; but ispread with almost inered-
lille raj idity until the lower portion Of the little
fellows person, from the middle II the back down
70 his knees, was one solid rash, ugly, painful,
blotched and maliei us. We had no rest AZ night
no peace by day Finally, we we're sdyisd TO try
the CUTIcuRA RENEDIks. The effect was simply
marvellous, In three or four weeks a complete
cure was wrought, leaving the little fellows person
as white and healthy rs though he had never been
attacked. Inmy opinion your valuable remedies
saved his lii, and to-day he Is strong, healthy
child perfectly well. no repetition Of the disease
having ever occurred.
GEO, Is. SMITH,
Atty at Law and ExPros. Au'y, Ashland, O,
REFERENCE; ]. q. Weist, Druggist, Ashland, U.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
Druggists' Ingenious Device.

A very ingenious device is now gener-
ally adopted by druggists to prevent the
frequent mistakes which occur at night
in administering a dangerous medicine
for a simple one. This is entirely OBJ
waited by putting up prescriptions con-
tanning powerful remedies or poisonous
drugs in rough bottles as prickly as the
coat of gherkin. Any one rising in the
dark is at once warned of his danger.
Many lives have already been saved by
this simple contrivance.-Globe-Demo-
crat
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14

DADVJc skin and Scalp preserved and besuti
DADuS fed by CUTICURA Nh IcATED soAi
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
Iumber for Railroads.

To construct new railroads in the
United States and repair old ones. accord
fng to the estimate Of the forestry divi-
don of the agricultural department, a
total of s05, 7l2, 25s cubic feet Of lumber
= used annually. This Is equivalent 10
over SOC, ZOO, 900 feet Of round timber
Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
Commitment from the Bereayed.

O., 81 think, Mr.. Smith," said friend Of
the family, "that your poor wife looked
SO lovely as she lay there at rest at last. |"
"Yes, replied the bereaved husband;
"Mary always did look well in white. /"
The Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN.

Are born into the world every day with some eeze-
matous affection. such as milk crust, scall head,
seuri or dandruf sure TO deyelope into ap agonIz-
ing the itehi &, burning and dishguration
OF which make life a prolonged torture unless
properly treated.
warm bath with CurICuRA SOAP, an exquisite
Skin Heauliher, and single application of UTI-
cURA, the Grsa skin Cure, with little CuTicuHA
REsoLyESr, the New Blood Purifier, are often
sufficient TO arrest the progress OF the disease. and
point TO pernianc Mt and speedy cure.
Hence, no mo- her who loves hrr children, who
takes pride in their beauty purity and health and
In bestowing upon them a ohids greatest inher-
itauce, "a skin without q blemish. and body
nourished BY pure blocd,-should lail TO make
trial Of the CUTICuRA RtMEDIEs.
--sold everywhere. Price; CUTICrkA, 80 cents.
CT uIICURA SOAP, 25 cents; UTICURA REsoL-
VENT, sl.OO. Prepared by POTTER DRUG AND
CHEMICAL CO., Boston. Mass.
ss-send for "How TO Cure skin Diseases" ca
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DA0vIc Skin and Scalp preserved and beauti'
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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-14
Address Registered Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK.
New Orleans. La.

REMEMBER .1. rss the s.s;.s.; s.::s"ss e Gsn .ns
Eary, Who are ln charge Of the drawings. IL .
guarsDtee Of absolute fairnes. and integrity that
the ehanees are all equal and that no one can pos
sibly divine what number will draw PnEe,
ktMEMBtR that the payment o. al prixo. u
hanks Of New Orleans, and the Tickets sre
signed W the President Of an Institution, whose
chartered rights ere recognized In the highest
Courts; therefore. beware Of any limitations or
anonommyous schemes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-06

Every year adds to the advocates of en-
silage, especially III such sections of the
country as are liable to long winters. En-
Bilage is, however, by no means confined
to the east and northeast. Even in the
southern states it is being more or less
used. Southern Cultivator tells how to
build q silo above ground:
Bed sills little in the ground and use
studding six inches wide eight would be
better and plank up tight both on inside
and outside. Fill space in wall with dirt,
packing it in tightly Have silo eight
feet wide, eight feet high and any length
desired. Sixteen feet is good length, hay
ing partition wall in the middle so as to
give two compartments eight feet square.
1t has to be rooted, of course, and such an
arrangement allows the filling to be easily
done at each end through the open gable.
Likewise it can be taken out from the
top through the gables when it is to be
fed. Always feed from the top instead OF
cutting down through side. No matter
how large a silo is built it should be
divided into small compartments, so that
the feeding may 30 on from one of these
only at time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-06

In planning house do not think of the
exterior at first, but agree on the size of
each needed room, and arrange those of
the main floor on sheet of paper, drawn
to scale, so that they are most convent
emily clustered. Shift them about as you
do the castles on chess board until they
group we'll Put the porch with the main
door on the east or south side, also the
living room. Place the dining room to the
north or west and the parlor facing the
road. Add the kitchen on the north or
west if possible, and next to the dining
room. Put the stairs where you can
reach them conveniently from the living
room. Then consider the position of the
needed chimneys. Not until all this has
been well laid out do you consider the ex-
terror. The fact is you build house tc
live in it. If the interior is well planned
the outside will take care of itself. In
architecture as well as elsewhere, the
natural is the beautiful.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-06

Size sh1e in. weights OF. friesel.
Ropp's Calculator is an 80-page. s On
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There Is scarcely problem n the expert
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With It's self-instructing formulas for
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Tho Calculator also embodies other i'm
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